RMAN BACKUP AND RECOVERY PRACTICE DUPLICATE DATABASE

Alejandro Vargas
February 4, 2007.
PRACTICE OBJECTIVES: .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
PRACTICE DESCRIPTION: ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
STEPS: ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
TASK ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
1. CREATE AN ORACLE PASSWORD FILE FOR THE AUXILIARY INSTANCE................................................................................................................................... 2
2. CREATE A NEW INIT.ORA FOR THE DATABASE ................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
3. CONFIGURE SQL NET FOR THE NEW DATABASE ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
4. CREATE REQUIRED DIRECTORIES AS DEFINED ON INIT.ORA ................................................................................................................................................... 4
5. STARTUP NOMOUNT THE AUXILIARY INSTANCE ON TARGET NODE ............................................................................................................................................ 4
6.CHECK THAT SOURCE DATABASE IS MOUNTED OR OPEN.................................................................................................................................................................. 5
7. CHECK THAT A BACKUP OF ALL REQUIRED DATAFILES AND ARCHIVED LOGS EXIST ON THE TARGET SERVER .................................................... 5
8. START RMAN AND ALLOCATE AUXILIARY CHANNELS TO THE NEW DATABASE ....................................................................................................................... 5
9. EXECUTE THE DUPLICATE DATABASE COMMAND ................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
10. CHECK THE NEW DATABASE.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
REFERENCES........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13

Practice Objectives:
Build skills to create a clone of a Database based on ASM using RMAN.

Practice Description:
Duplicate Instance from Node 2 of a RAC on ASM as a new Database in Node 1

Steps:

Task

Action
On the target Oracle Home, create password file:

1. Create an
Oracle Password
File for the
Auxiliary
Instance
2. Create a new
init.ora for the
database

orapwd file=orapwrmdupl password=oracle entries=10

Use the db_create_file_dest init.ora parameter to setup all new database file names using
Oracle Managed Files, this simplify cloning because all names are automatically changed to
match database name and assigned location:
Used an existing spfile to create the new pfile and then edited it:
strings spfilewhiteowl.ora >initrmdupl.ora
rmdupl.__db_cache_size=92274688
rmdupl.__java_pool_size=4194304
rmdupl.__large_pool_size=4194304
rmdupl.__shared_pool_size=62914560
rmdupl.__streams_pool_size=0
*.compatible='10.2.0.1.0'
*.audit_file_dest
='/oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/rmdupl/adump'
*.background_dump_dest ='/oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/rmdupl/bdump'
*.user_dump_dest
='/oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/rmdupl/udump'
*.core_dump_dest
='/oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/rmdupl/cdump'
*.log_archive_dest
='/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/archives'
*.db_create_file_dest
='/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl'
*.control_files
='/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/controlfile/rmdupl_01.ctl'
*.db_block_size=8192
*.db_domain=''
*.db_file_multiblock_read_count=16
*.db_name='rmdupl'

*.dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=rmduplXDB)'
*.job_queue_processes=10
*.open_cursors=300
*.pga_aggregate_target=16777216
*.processes=150
*.remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE'
*.sga_target=167772160
*.undo_management='AUTO'
*.undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'
On Source Node add to tnsnames an entry to get to the database:

3. Configure SQL
Net for the new
database

rmdupl =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = vmractest1)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = rmdupl)
)
)
On Target Node add an entry to the Listener.ora:
SID_LIST_LISTENER.VMRACTEST1 =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = rmdupl)
(ORACLE_HOME = /oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB)
(SID_NAME = rmdupl)
)
)
Check from source node SqlNet connectivity:
> tnsping rmdupl
TNS Ping Utility for Linux: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 04-FEB-2007 15:58:52
Copyright (c) 1997, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
/oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB/network/admin/sqlnet.ora
Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = vmractest1)(PORT =
1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = rmdupl)))
OK (0 msec)

Get Directory names from init.ora and create all required files:

4. Create
required
directories as
defined on
init.ora

{oracle} > grep /vmasmtest/ initrmdupl.ora

*.log_archive_dest='/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/archives'
*.control_files='/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/controlfile/o1_mf_2p06qqh8_.ctl'
*.db_create_file_dest='/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl'
{oracle} > grep oradisk initrmdupl.ora
*.audit_file_dest='/oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/rmdupl/adump'
*.background_dump_dest='/oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/rmdupl/bdump'
*.user_dump_dest='/oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/rmdupl/udump'
*.core_dump_dest='/oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/rmdupl/cdump'
{oracle}> mkdir -p /vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/archives
{oracle}> mkdir -p /vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/controlfile
{oracle}> mkdir -p /oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/rmdupl/adump
{oracle}> mkdir -p /oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/rmdupl/bdump
{oracle}> mkdir -p /oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/rmdupl/udump
{oracle}> mkdir -p /oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/rmdupl/cdump
{oracle}> mkdir -p /vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl
Set environment variables to point to the auxiliary instance:

5. Startup
nomount the
auxiliary
instance on
target node

ORACLE_BASE=/oradisk/app01/oracle
ORACLE_HOME=/oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB
ORACLE_SID=rmdupl
Startup nomount force the auxiliary instance:
{oracle} /oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB/dbs [vmractest1.partnergsm.co.il] > sqlplus /
as sysdba
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Sun Feb 4 16:17:16 2007
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.

All rights reserved.

Connected to an idle instance.

SQL> startup nomount;
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area
Fixed Size
Variable Size
Database Buffers

167772160
1218316
71305460
92274688

bytes
bytes
bytes
bytes

Redo Buffers

2973696 bytes

With environment pointing to source database check status:

6.Check that
source database
is mounted or
open

ORACLE_BASE=/oradisk/app01/oracle
ORACLE_HOME=/oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB
ORACLE_SID=racdbtst2
{oracle} /home/oracle [vmractest2.partnergsm.co.il] > sqlplus /
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Sun Feb 4 17:51:40 2007
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, Real Application Clusters, OLAP and Data Mining options
SQL> select status from v$instance
2 /
STATUS
-----------OPEN
Add all archived logs from the existing database to backup destination using rman:

7. Check that a
backup of all
required
datafiles and
archived logs
exist on the
target server

backup as copy archivelog all format '/vmasmtest/BACKUP/rman_backups/%d_AL_%T_%u_s%s_p%p'

Set the environment on the source node to the source database:

8. Start Rman and

allocate
auxiliary
channels to the
new database

ORACLE_BASE=/oradisk/app01/oracle
ORACLE_HOME=/oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB
ORACLE_SID=racdbtst2
Invoke rman on the source database and target auxiliary instance:
{oracle} /home/oracle [vmractest2.partnergsm.co.il] > rman TARGET / nocatalog AUXILIARY
sys/oracle@rmdupl

Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Sun Feb 4 16:33:44 2007

Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.

All rights reserved.

connected to target database: RACDBTST (DBID=519338572)

using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
connected to auxiliary database: RMDUPL (not mounted)

9. Execute the
duplicate
database command

RMAN> run {
2> ALLOCATE AUXILIARY CHANNEL aux1 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
3> DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE TO rmdupl;
4> }
allocated channel: aux1
channel aux1: sid=153 devtype=DISK
Starting Duplicate Db at 04/02/2007 17:04:14
contents of Memory Script:
{
set until scn 18923772;
set newname for clone datafile
set newname for clone datafile
set newname for clone datafile
set newname for clone datafile
set newname for clone datafile
set newname for clone datafile
restore
check readonly
clone database
;
}
executing Memory Script

1
2
3
4
5
6

executing command: SET until clause

executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME

to
to
to
to
to
to

new;
new;
new;
new;
new;
new;

executing command: SET NEWNAME

executing command: SET NEWNAME
Starting restore at 04/02/2007 17:04:22
channel aux1: restoring datafile 00001
input datafile copy recid=125 stamp=613670153
filename=/vmasmtest/BACKUP/rman_backups/data_D-RACDBTST_I-519338572_TS-SYSTEM_FNO-1_9ei97n6h
destination for restore of datafile 00001:
/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_system_%u_.dbf
channel aux1: copied datafile copy of datafile 00001
output filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_system_2wcxm819_.dbf
channel aux1: restoring datafile 00002
input datafile copy recid=127 stamp=613670173
filename=/vmasmtest/BACKUP/rman_backups/data_D-RACDBTST_I-519338572_TS-UNDOTBS1_FNO2_9fi97n89
destination for restore of datafile 00002:
/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs1_%u_.dbf
channel aux1: copied datafile copy of datafile 00002
output filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs1_2wcxoq56_.dbf
channel aux1: restoring datafile 00003
input datafile copy recid=126 stamp=613670170
filename=/vmasmtest/BACKUP/rman_backups/data_D-RACDBTST_I-519338572_TS-SYSAUX_FNO-3_9di97n6h
destination for restore of datafile 00003:
/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_sysaux_%u_.dbf
channel aux1: copied datafile copy of datafile 00003
output filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_sysaux_2wcxq00y_.dbf
channel aux1: restoring datafile 00004
input datafile copy recid=129 stamp=613670196
filename=/vmasmtest/BACKUP/rman_backups/data_D-RACDBTST_I-519338572_TS-UNDOTBS2_FNO4_9gi97n93
destination for restore of datafile 00004:
/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs2_%u_.dbf
channel aux1: copied datafile copy of datafile 00004
output filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs2_2wcxv3ck_.dbf
channel aux1: restoring datafile 00005
input datafile copy recid=131 stamp=613670200
filename=/vmasmtest/BACKUP/rman_backups/data_D-RACDBTST_I-519338572_TS-USERS_FNO-5_9ii97n9j
destination for restore of datafile 00005:
/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_users_%u_.dbf
channel aux1: copied datafile copy of datafile 00005
output filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_users_2wcxvwt9_.dbf

channel aux1: restoring datafile 00006

input datafile copy recid=128 stamp=613670192
filename=/vmasmtest/BACKUP/rman_backups/data_D-RACDBTST_I-519338572_TS-RECOP1_FNO-6_9hi97n93
destination for restore of datafile 00006:
/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_recop1_%u_.dbf
channel aux1: copied datafile copy of datafile 00006
output filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_recop1_2wcxwdmv_.dbf
Finished restore at 04/02/2007 17:09:35
sql statement: CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE SET DATABASE "RMDUPL" RESETLOGS ARCHIVELOG
MAXLOGFILES
192
MAXLOGMEMBERS
3
MAXDATAFILES
1024
MAXINSTANCES
32
MAXLOGHISTORY
292
LOGFILE
GROUP 3 SIZE 50 M ,
GROUP 4 SIZE 50 M
DATAFILE
'/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_system_2wcxm819_.dbf'
CHARACTER SET AL32UTF8

contents of Memory Script:

{
switch clone datafile all;
}
executing Memory Script
datafile 2 switched to datafile copy
input datafile copy recid=1 stamp=613674696
filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs1_2wcxoq56_.dbf
datafile 3 switched to datafile copy
input datafile copy recid=2 stamp=613674696
filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_sysaux_2wcxq00y_.dbf
datafile 4 switched to datafile copy
input datafile copy recid=3 stamp=613674696
filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs2_2wcxv3ck_.dbf
datafile 5 switched to datafile copy
input datafile copy recid=4 stamp=613674696
filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_users_2wcxvwt9_.dbf
datafile 6 switched to datafile copy
input datafile copy recid=5 stamp=613674696
filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_recop1_2wcxwdmv_.dbf

contents of Memory Script:

{
set until scn 18923772;
recover
clone database
delete archivelog
;
}
executing Memory Script
executing command: SET until clause
Starting recover at 04/02/2007 17:09:48
starting media recovery
archive log thread 1 sequence 16 is already on disk as file
/vmasmtest/BACKUP/rman_backups/RACDBTST_AL_20070204_a0i97p6d_s320_p1
archive log thread 2 sequence 14 is already on disk as file
/vmasmtest/BACKUP/rman_backups/RACDBTST_AL_20070204_9vi97p65_s319_p1
archive log thread 2 sequence 15 is already on disk as file
/vmasmtest/BACKUP/rman_backups/RACDBTST_AL_20070204_a1i97p6d_s321_p1
archive log filename=/vmasmtest/BACKUP/rman_backups/RACDBTST_AL_20070204_a0i97p6d_s320_p1
thread=1 sequence=16
archive log filename=/vmasmtest/BACKUP/rman_backups/RACDBTST_AL_20070204_9vi97p65_s319_p1
thread=2 sequence=0
archive log filename=/vmasmtest/BACKUP/rman_backups/RACDBTST_AL_20070204_a1i97p6d_s321_p1
thread=2 sequence=15
media recovery complete, elapsed time: 00:00:23
Finished recover at 04/02/2007 17:10:18
contents of Memory Script:
{
shutdown clone;
startup clone nomount ;
}
executing Memory Script
database dismounted
Oracle instance shut down
connected to auxiliary database (not started)
Oracle instance started

Total System Global Area

167772160 bytes

Fixed Size
1218316 bytes
Variable Size
71305460 bytes
Database Buffers
92274688 bytes
Redo Buffers
2973696 bytes
sql statement: CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE SET DATABASE "RMDUPL" RESETLOGS ARCHIVELOG
MAXLOGFILES
192
MAXLOGMEMBERS
3
MAXDATAFILES
1024
MAXINSTANCES
32
MAXLOGHISTORY
292
LOGFILE
GROUP 3 SIZE 50 M ,
GROUP 4 SIZE 50 M
DATAFILE
'/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_system_2wcxm819_.dbf'
CHARACTER SET AL32UTF8

contents of Memory Script:

{
set newname for clone tempfile 1 to new;
set newname for clone tempfile 2 to new;
switch clone tempfile all;
catalog clone datafilecopy
"/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs1_2wcxoq56_.dbf";
catalog clone datafilecopy
"/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_sysaux_2wcxq00y_.dbf";
catalog clone datafilecopy
"/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs2_2wcxv3ck_.dbf";
catalog clone datafilecopy
"/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_users_2wcxvwt9_.dbf";
catalog clone datafilecopy
"/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_recop1_2wcxwdmv_.dbf";
switch clone datafile all;
}
executing Memory Script
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
renamed temporary file 1 to /vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_temp_%u_.tmp in

control file
renamed temporary file 2 to /vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_temp_%u_.tmp in
control file
cataloged datafile copy
datafile copy filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs1_2wcxoq56_.dbf
recid=1 stamp=613674808
cataloged datafile copy
datafile copy filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_sysaux_2wcxq00y_.dbf
recid=2 stamp=613674808
cataloged datafile copy
datafile copy filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs2_2wcxv3ck_.dbf
recid=3 stamp=613674809
cataloged datafile copy
datafile copy filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_users_2wcxvwt9_.dbf
recid=4 stamp=613674809
cataloged datafile copy
datafile copy filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_recop1_2wcxwdmv_.dbf
recid=5 stamp=613674810
datafile 2 switched to datafile copy
input datafile copy recid=1 stamp=613674808
filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs1_2wcxoq56_.dbf
datafile 3 switched to datafile copy
input datafile copy recid=2 stamp=613674808
filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_sysaux_2wcxq00y_.dbf
datafile 4 switched to datafile copy
input datafile copy recid=3 stamp=613674809
filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs2_2wcxv3ck_.dbf
datafile 5 switched to datafile copy
input datafile copy recid=4 stamp=613674809
filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_users_2wcxvwt9_.dbf
datafile 6 switched to datafile copy
input datafile copy recid=5 stamp=613674810
filename=/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_recop1_2wcxwdmv_.dbf
contents of Memory Script:
{
Alter clone database open resetlogs;
}

executing Memory Script

database opened
Finished Duplicate Db at 04/02/2007 17:12:21
RMAN>exit
Set the environment variables to point to the new database and performa a general checkup:

10. Check the new

database

ORACLE_BASE=/oradisk/app01/oracle
ORACLE_HOME=/oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB
ORACLE_SID=rmdupl
{oracle} > sqlplus '/ as sysdba'
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Sun Feb 4 17:16:07 2007
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.

All rights reserved.

Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, Real Application Clusters, OLAP and Data Mining options

SQL> select INSTANCE_NAME,HOST_NAME,STARTUP_TIME,STATUS from v$instance

SQL> /
INSTANCE_NAME HOST_NAME
STARTUP_TIME
STATUS
------------- ------------------------------ --------------- -----------rmdupl
vmractest1.partnergsm.co.il
04-feb-07 17:12 OPEN
SQL> select DBID,NAME,CREATED,RESETLOGS_TIME,LOG_MODE,CONTROLFILE_CREATED
from v$database
SQL> /
DBID
----------2966418732
SQL> select

NAME
CREATED
RESETLOGS_TIME LOG_MODE
CONTROLFILE_CRE
-------- --------------- --------------- ---------- --------------RMDUPL
04-feb-07 17:13 04-feb-07 17:13 ARCHIVELOG 04-feb-07 17:13
file_name from dba_data_files;

FILE_NAME
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_system_2wcxm819_.dbf
/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs1_2wcxoq56_.dbf
/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_sysaux_2wcxq00y_.dbf

/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs2_2wcxv3ck_.dbf
/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_users_2wcxvwt9_.dbf
/vmasmtest/od01/rmdupl/RMDUPL/datafile/o1_mf_recop1_2wcxwdmv_.dbf

References

6 rows selected.
How Recovery Manager Duplicates a Database
Prepare the Rman Duplicate Auxiliary Instance